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“Encyst” or “Insist”

encyst / insist are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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encyst

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

insist ih·n·s·IH·s·t

  • verbbe emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.
  • verbassert to be true.
Usage

Examples in context

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“encyst”

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“insist”

  • When they insist that a social field may…
  • …was the first writer to insist on a rupture with the…
  • …he had done, Eichmann would insist he had no authority in…
  • …this is realized, nationalism must insist firmly on this truth: Italy…
  • While the center's authorities insist the center is non-political, members…
  • …Georgia-Russia War, Sarkozy did not insist on territorial integrity of Georgia.
  • …leave, and all of them insist that he stay.
  • …words, if one does not insist that the method used to…
  • His supporters insist that his arrest is politically
  • Zoroastrians insist, though, that these restrictions are…

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